Table-10.
Toxicant-associated complications in 80 of 166 cats (48.2%) with confirmed or suspected poisoning.
| Organ system n (cats) (%) Toxicant | Temperature | CNS | Respiratory | Renal | GIT | Hepatic | Hemorrhage |
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| 38 (22.9%) | 31 (18.7%) | 12 (7.2%) | 10 (6.0%) | 8 (4.8%) | 8 (4.8%) | 3 (1.8%) | |
| Unknown (30) | *Hypothermia (15) | Persisting seizures (18) and Postictal coma (1) | Hypoxemia (4) Apnea (2) NPE (1) Bradypnea (1) Dyspnea (1) | AKI (2) | Vomiting (1) | Liver failure (1) | |
| α-chloralose (22) | Hypothermia (9) | Persisting seizures (11) and postictal coma (1) | AKI (1) | Vomiting (1) | |||
| Coumarin derivative (6) | *Hypothermia (5) | Dyspnea (2) | AKI (1) | Liver failure (1) | Hemothorax (1) Hemo-abdomen (1) | ||
| Didecyldimethylammonium chloride (5) | *Hyperthermia (5) | Tongue erosions (5) | |||||
| Lilium species (4) | *AKI (3) | Liver failure (4) | |||||
| Permethrin (3) | Persisting seizures and postictal coma (1) | Apnea (1) | Liver failure (1) | ||||
| Other rodenticides (2) | Persisting seizures and postictal coma (1) | Vomiting (1) | |||||
| Ibuprofen (2) | AKI (1) | GIT hemorrhage (1) | |||||
| Saponin-containing plants (1) | Hypothermia (1) | *Liver failure (1) | |||||
| Monstera deliciosa (1) | AKI (1) | ||||||
| Hedera helix (1) | Hypothermia (1) | ||||||
| Spathiphyllum (1) | Hyperthermia (1) | ||||||
| Allium cepa (1) | AKI (1) | ||||||
| Fertilizer (1) | Hypothermia (1) |
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Multiple mentions of a complication in the same patient belonging to the respective toxic substance. AKI=Acute kidney injury, α=Alpha, CNS=Central nervous system, GIT=Gastrointestinal, n=Number of cats, NPE=Neurogenic pulmonary edema